Examples of hand over in a Sentence
the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons
in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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Police did not recover the painting during the raids, and it has not been handed over to the court.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The irony is that most of us would never hand over the task of booking a flight to a chatbot without carefully double-checking everything—the departure point, the destination city, the time of day.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One of them wrapped his hand over my mouth.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Agba crawled under the counter and demanded Montano hand over the child, deputies said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The irony is that most of us would never hand over the task of booking a flight to a chatbot without carefully double-checking everything—the departure point, the destination city, the time of day.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One of them wrapped his hand over my mouth.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Agba crawled under the counter and demanded Montano hand over the child, deputies said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hand over
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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